Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 357 · 40 questions

Speaker's tip (Beat by beat): Open your mouth, keep a steady pace and finish every word ending. Warm up with tongue twisters. Clap the syllables: speech (1), speak·er (2), mi·cro·phone (3), pre·sen·ta·tion (4), pro·nun·ci·a·tion (5). Silent letters: k in knife and knee, w in write and two, b in climb and debt, t in listen and castle, h in honest and hour, l in calm and talk, g in sign.

1. 1.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) learning new maths (b) warming up clear speech (c) testing your hearing (d) making people sleepy
2. 2.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) ask and practise it (b) mumble it quickly (c) skip the name (d) guess it on stage
3. 3.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) say it in one rush (b) skip it (c) whisper it (d) break it into syllables
4. 4.Which word has a silent k? (a) receipt (b) knife (c) walk (d) glisten
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “half”? (a) l (b) p (c) t (d) b
6. 6.Which word has a silent w? (a) wrist (b) cupboard (c) knob (d) knit
7. 7.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “yolk”? (a) w (b) g (c) h (d) l
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) b (b) t (c) w (d) k
9. 9.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “reign”? (a) b (b) l (c) t (d) g
10. 10.Which word has a silent g? (a) comb (b) receipt (c) reign (d) doubt
11. 11.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) a steady pace (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) rushing long words (d) guessing a hard name
12. 12.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
13. 13.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) opening your mouth well (c) mumbling into your chest (d) saying word endings
14. 14.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “foreign”? (a) k (b) g (c) w (d) s
15. 15.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) guessing a hard name (b) breaking long words up (c) opening your mouth well (d) checking names first
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “calm”? (a) t (b) w (c) k (d) l
17. 17.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
18. 18.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
19. 19.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling into your chest (d) opening your mouth well
20. 20.Which word has a silent g? (a) aisle (b) walk (c) palm (d) sign
21. 21.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
22. 22.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “folk”? (a) w (b) g (c) l (d) t
23. 23.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) opening your mouth well (c) rushing long words (d) saying word endings
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “doubt”? (a) h (b) b (c) w (d) l
25. 25.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) guessing a hard name (c) breaking long words up (d) covering your mouth
26. 26.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
27. 27.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) checking names first (b) dropping word endings (c) rushing long words (d) chewing gum as you talk
28. 28.Which word has a silent p? (a) knob (b) debt (c) knot (d) receipt
29. 29.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) dropping word endings (c) a good pause (d) correct stress
30. 30.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) a steady pace (c) checking names first (d) breaking long words up
31. 31.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) breaking long words up (c) opening your mouth well (d) covering your mouth
32. 32.Which word has a silent w? (a) half (b) knife (c) talk (d) write
33. 33.Which word has a silent p? (a) island (b) walk (c) talk (d) cupboard
34. 34.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) checking names first (c) opening your mouth well (d) dropping word endings
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “honest”? (a) s (b) w (c) b (d) h
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) s (b) p (c) g (d) t
37. 37.Which word has a silent w? (a) rhino (b) knee (c) talk (d) sword
38. 38.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) saying word endings (b) covering your mouth (c) dropping word endings (d) mumbling into your chest
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “crumb”? (a) b (b) k (c) p (d) t
40. 40.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?

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